In the spring of 1981, Historic Milwaukee, Inc. hosted its first day-long tour entitled Loft Spaces and Historic Traces, featuring interiors as well as exteriors of several buildings in the downtown area. Since then, the name has evolved into Spaces & Traces and over the past 36 years, volunteers have helped thousands of visitors become more familiar with the unique architecture and stories of Milwaukee neighborhoods and communities. From elegantly tiled lobbies to condos in former breweries, from modestly scaled working class homes to stately mansions along old streetcar lines, Spaces & Traces showcases a spectrum of architecture and history. Here are the neighborhoods and communities that have been showcased:

Featured Spaces & Traces Neighborhoods

1982 Downtown

1983 3rd Ward & Downtown

1984 Yankee Hill

1985 River Renaissance

1986 Concordia

1987 Layton Blvd.

1988 East Town

1989 Bay View

1990 Walker’s Point

1991 Lower East Side

1992 Washington Heights

1993 Lincoln Avenue

1994 Sherman Park

1995 Story Hill Places

1996 Three Original Settlements

1997 Newberry Boulevard

1998 Historic Third Ward

1999 Brady Street

2000 Rufus King Neighborhood

2001 Yankee Hill

2002 West Allis

2003 East Side Places

2004 Sherman & Grant Boulevards

2005 Water Tower Places

2006 Walker’s Point

2007 Bay View

2008 Kenwood Boulevard

2009 Historic Third Ward

2010 Brewers Hill

2011 River West

2012 Concordia Neighborhood

2013 Village of Shorewood

2014 Washington Heights

2015 Layton Blvd West

2016 Historic Water Tower Neighborhood

2017 Glendale

2018 Walker’s Point

2019 Washington Highlands

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